Hassan A Tetteh MD MBA FACS FAMIA

Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care, Cardiovascular Surgery

Associate Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services University

8081 Innovation Park Dr800Fairfax, VA 22031
Phone+1 571-472-4600
Fax+1 571-665-6865

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Summary

Dr. Tetteh is an experienced Physician Executive and Thoracic Surgeon. Tetteh is triple-board certified in general surgery, thoracic surgery, and clinical informatics. He is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems and an expert in heart health, heart and lung transplantation, informatics, and compassionate health care delivery. He is a Navy veteran and author.

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityMBA, 2009 - 2011
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2008 - 2009
Harvard Kennedy School of GovernmentMPA, 2008 - 2009
University of MinnesotaFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2005 - 2008
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityChief Residency, Surgery, 2002 - 2003

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Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 2009 - 2027
DC State Medical License 2010 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2000 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2009 - 2026
MN State Medical License 2007 - 2013
WA State Medical License 2003 - 2004
American Board of Preventive Medicine Clinical Informatics
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
American College of Healthcare ExecutivesHealthcare Management
HIMSSCertified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS)

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Humanitarian of the Year Award Determined to Educate, 2023
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)
Alley Sheridan Award Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education, 2007

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Impact of AI on Access to Care a Three-Pronged Approach for Enhancing Access to Surgical Care: Lessons From Electrical Safety and the Impact of AI on Health Equity.
Hassan A Tetteh, Temisan Blagogee, Dennis Robbins
The American Surgeon. 2025-05-01
12 citations
A framework to improve retention of Black surgical trainees: A Society of Black Academic Surgeons white paper.
Mohammed O Suraju, Lisa McElroy, Ambria Moten, Samilia Obeng-Gyasi, Yewande Alimi
American Journal of Surgery. 2023-10-01
1 citations
Independent assessment of a deep learning system for lymph node metastasis detection on the Augmented Reality Microscope.
David Jin, Joseph H Rosenthal, Elaine E Thompson, Jared Dunnmon, Arash Mohtashamian
Journal of Pathology Informatics. 2022-01-01

Journal Articles

Specialized Thoracic Adapted Recovery Model for Thoracic Organ Recovery: a 15-Year Review
H.A. Tetteh, P. Brandenhoff, R.S. Higgins, Transplantation Proceedings, 3/12/2023

Books/Book Chapters

Gifts of the Heart
Hassan A. TettehTCG Publishing, Bethesda2013

Authored Content

Specialized Thoracic Adapted Recovery Model for Thoracic Organ Recovery: a 15-Year ReviewMarch 2023

Press Mentions

AATS 2022: Sharing Our VictoriesMay 23rd, 2022
Dr. Hassan a. Tetteh Expands Book Series with “The Art of Human Care with AI”August 17th, 2021
Dr. Hassan A. Tetteh Speaks at the AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo in Orlando on August 8July 26th, 2021

Grant Support

Health Policy FellowshipRobert Wood Johnson Foundation2012–2014

Committees

Informatics Officer, Informatics Committee Chair, Society of Black Academic Surgeons, Informatics Committee 2014 - Present
Member, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Workforce on Practice Management 2010 - 2016

Professional Memberships

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - STS
Member
American Medical Informatics Association - AMIA
Member
American College of Surgeons - ACS
Fellow
Society of Black Academic Surgeons, SBAS
Informatics Officer
American College of Healthcare Exceutives
Fellow

Industry Relationships

Founder and CEO, Human Care TechnologiesHumanCare Technologies™ empowers healthcare organizations with innovative data and technology solutions, enabling them to provide exceptional service and improve patient outcomes.2023 - Present